El Paso County, Colorado

 Child Placement Agencies

El Paso County's Department of Human Services Child Placement Agency (CPA) Project currently contracts with nine participating Child Placement Agencies that provide placement for foster care, group home care, treatment or adoption for county children. These nine agencies also provide the case management services for the children placed with their agencies.

A KIDZ HOPE HOMES

 1401 W. Colorado Ave. 

Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Phone: (719) 442-1954

Fax:  (719) 575-9683

E-mail:

 pkinglcsw4@msn.com

A Kidz Hope Homes is a non-profit agency providing group home and foster home placements for females from birth to 21 years old. We strive to provide a continuum of care for our children to encourage stability and decrease disruptions in their already chaotic lives. We serve children and their families as well as many children who have little or no family support. These children are desperate to be part of a family. If you are interested in joining “our team” and providing a service to children please contact:  Pam King at (719) 442-1954. 

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES

4820 Rusina Road, Suite A

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Phone: (719) 591-7595

Fax:   (719) 598-3204

E-mail:

 Jbradley@bethany.org

Bethany Christian Services is a non-profit agency providing services in Colorado for over 25 years. At Bethany, we are committed to providing our foster families, adoptive families and birth parents with support and resources to meet their many needs. We offer initial and on-going trainings, support groups, 24/7 crisis intervention, participation with Care and Share Food Bank, and the opportunity to get to know other families at Bethany activities. We work closely with the Social Service agencies in Colorado to help find temporary and permanent homes for children.  Are you looking to make a difference in the life of a child? If you are ready to open your heart and home to a child or children in need, please contact Jill Bradley at (719) 591-7595 ex 106 for more information.

We also invite you to visit our website: http://www.bethany.org/colorado

CHINS UP/EMILY GRIFFITH CENTER

10 North Farragut Ave.

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Phone: (719) 327-2013

Fax: (719) 634-0482

E-mail: susy.tucker@griffithcenters.org

Chins Up has served the Springs Community for twenty-eight (28) years as a non-profit organization seeking to create healing opportunities for troubled children and their families. We provide foster care, foster adopt, short-term respite and whole family placement. We also offer professional support, financial reimbursement, Medicaid, on-site counseling services, on-going training, clothing and food resources. We have a foster parent book and video library, dinner trainings and support groups. Please contact Susy Tucker, Licensing Specialist at (719) 327-2013 for more information.

We also invite you to visit our website: http://www.griffithcenters.org/gcc/index.php

HOPE & HOME

1925 Dominion Way, Suite 200

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Phone:  (719) 575-9887

Fax:  (719) 575-0553

E-mail:

 info@hopeandhome.org

Hope & Home was created as an alternative to regular foster care. Founded and supported through the Christian community, we embrace foster-parents with an unusually high level of expertise and community support. We have state-of-the-art visitation and community centers, after-school tutoring programs, H&H University, and our “500-Club” of more than 500 financial donors and supporters who actively fund, and run, our “Summers-O’-Fun”, fashion shows, support groups, teen-nights, holiday celebrations and more! We’re a family-run agency led by Ross Wright, author of “Kids in Crisis,” and his wife, Bridgette. We’re the only agency in the state to feature the “Love-to-Nurture” treatment model. Our Clinical Director, Marie Schroeder, MSW, combines 25-years of experience with enthusiasm and passion. Hope & Home maintains a high standard of care and is very selective in its recruitment of families. A family recently described us, saying, “It’s the hardest agency to get into, the toughest to graduate from, but when you’re done, you know you’re ready!” Visit our monthly “Champions-of-Tomorrow” featuring the “Gallery-of-Hope.” Call Bridgette at 719-575-9887.

We also invite you to visit our website: http://www.hopeandhome.com/

KIDS CROSSING

1440 East Fountain Blvd. 

Colorado Springs, CO 80910

Phone:  (719) 632-4569

Fax:  (719) 632-6573

E-mail:

aharder@kidscrossing.tv

Kids Crossing, founded in 1992 by foster parents, is a private non-profit Child Placement Agency that recruits, licenses, and supervises foster and foster/adopt families for children. Kids Crossing's foster parents are everyday superheroes!  Find out how you can become a superhero too by coming to one of our monthly open houses held at the address above on the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Calling to let us know you are coming is suggested – not required.  Kids Crossing has the stability, expertise, and commitment necessary to effectively work with children and families.  Services we offer include:  24 hour crisis response and support, on-site child/parent visits supervised by our staff, clothing bank, Care & Share food bank, foster parent support group, ongoing training, and more. To find out more, please visit our website. Call or email us to see how YOU can help the children & families we serve. Please contact Amy Harder at (719) 244-3984.

We also invite you to visit our website: www.kidscrossing.tv

KIDS’ RESOURCE NETWORK, INC.

3715 Parkmoor Village Dr., #103

Colorado Springs, CO 80917

Phone:  (719) 227-7477

Fax: (719) 227-7474

E-mail:

Krncsst@hotmail.com

Kids Resource Network is a nonprofit Child Placement Agency that was established in 1985 by child advocates, and moved to Colorado Springs in 1997. We help to create nurturing and safe homes for children throughout the community. We pride ourselves in having a slow growth rate so we can ensure the best possible support for the children, foster parents, and biological parents we serve. We look for potential foster and foster/adopt homes that have the patience, love, and a family-focused approach to help the children in our care. Our goal is family reunification—but, when that is not an option, we look for a home that best suits the needs of the children and the families we serve. Our foster parents truly are The Exception! For more information on how you can help children in our community, please call (719) 227-7477.

We also invite you to visit our website: www.kidsresourcenetworkcs.com

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES

108 East St. Vrain,  #21

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Phone: (719) 227-7571 

Fax: (719) 227-7583

E-mail:

 gwendolyn.white@lfsco.org

Lutheran Family Services is a Christian non-profit Child Placement Agency offering foster care and adoption services. Our focus is on finding homes for children in need of permanency. The Foster Care/Foster Adopt Program recruits families who are willing to provide a nurturing environment in their home for a single child or sibling group. The children will remain with the family until a permanency plan is established. The children might be returned home, placed with relatives or continue to live with the foster family through the adoption process. For more info about Lutheran Family Services and our programs, please call Gwen White at (719) 227-7571 x 213 or Noelle Cox at ex 224. 

We also invite you to visit our website: http://www.lfsco.org/

MAPLE STAR COLORADO

 2220 East Bijou, Suite 221

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Phone: (719) 635-6080

Fax:   (719) 635-6081

E-mail:

 lmrivera@maplestar.net 

Maple Star is part of a nation-wide organization called Providence which offers services in over 32 states. What can foster parents expect from Maple Star during their foster experience? First and foremost Maple Star focuses on providing healing environments for the children in their care. Maple Star provides an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child, professional training before and during fostering, an opportunity to meet and share with other foster parents through a support network, support from a qualified family care coordinator, and twenty-four (24) hour crisis availability from Maple Star Staff.    Confidential information is shared about the youth before he or she is accepted into the foster home. A fair rate of financial reimbursement is provided. Foster/adoptive placements are available and foster parents can expect to be treated with the same respect due any Maple Star staff person and appreciated as an integral part of the treatment team. Please call Linda Rivera at (719) 271-9644  for more information.  

We also invite you to visit our website: www.maplestar.net

Youth Ventures of Colorado

4785 Granby Circle

Colorado Springs, CO  80919

Phone: (719) 574-3555

Fax: (719) 260-0332

E-mail:

youthventurescpa@hotmail.com

adrienne.palazzolo@youthventures.net

Youth Ventures is a non-profit child placement agency that was established in 1991 by former group home providers. They are committed to enhancing family ties with biological families, foster families and adoptive families. They serve children of all ages up to 21 years of age and specialize in sibling groups and the adolescent population. Youth Ventures provides specialized services to include juvenile offense specific treatment and victim treatment. They offer 24 hour supportive services, training, and team building activities to their foster families and group homes. If you are interested in becoming a part of our team, please contact Adrienne Palazzolo at (719) 574-3555 ex 109.